Women walk Death Valley 130 miles first by two in 1973
Sandy LaBudda and Pat Armstrong, former Marion residents now in Apple Valley and Bloomington, became the first women to walk the 130 mile Death Valley national monument route in May 1973. National coverage followed two months later for another pair from San Francisco. The trip was undertaken after a casual sewing day.
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Sandy Harford LaBudda
Marion
Pat Armstrong
Pat
Death Valley
Sandy
National Monument
California
Desert
Bloomington
FFA
Scotty
Patty
San Bernardino Sun-Telegraph
the Gazette
San Francisco
The
Gazette
Iowa
Two Women Trek Death Valley Enduring 130 Mile Walk
Pat and Mrs LaBudda began at Death Valley National Monument's south end on Mothers Day May 13 1973. They completed the 130 mile journey to Scotty's Castle after 139 hours and 20 minutes, overcoming blisters and long days as they walked through a challenging desert landscape.
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Canada
Scotty
Pat
Linda
Fairfax
Sandy LaBudda
South Side task force outlines 10 priorities for Cedar Rapids
The south division of the mayor's community task force, led by Pat Carter, held five meetings and a traveling session to define 10 priorities and three improvement recommendations. Aimed at Cedar Rapids and Marion Mobile Home Court, items include emergency access, a railroad overpass, paving, creek cleanup, curb and gutter, sidewalks, park improvements, one way streets, and a new park. The panel plans to present final priorities with the 1978 79 budget and seeks citizen involvement.
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City Hall
Pat Carter
South Side
North Side
Marion
Glenbrook Cove
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Marion Mobile Home Court
Thirty-fifth Street
Sixth Avenue
Thirteenth
Indian Creek
Marion Boulevard
Eighth Avenue Bridge
Fifth Avenue
Thomas Park
American Legion
Grand Avenue
Mobile Home Court
Carter
Forty-fourth Street
Squaw Creek
Seventh Avenue
Central Business Group
James Reynolds
Pam Falkner
Chuck Beahm
Joyce Hefel
Chuck Crawley
Carl Foster, Jr
Connie Chiafos
Nineteenth Street
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Larry Tanner Marion Bureau
South Task Force
YMCA
Marion Branch
Warner Brothers
Queen Teen
Adv
Wee Wisdom
Resurrection Lutheran
Call
Milwaukee Railroad Women’s Club
Pearl Wilber
Elsie Nelson
Robins Homemakers Club
Robins
Trojan Masonic Lodge
Masonic Temple
Marion Business Girls
IOOF
Lee Petersen
Richard Stickney
Third Avenue
Linda Langley
Rangers
Furnace Creek
Cleaver
Farmers State and
First National Bank
the Education Association
Apple Valley
Calif
Jan Olmstead Merta
Mrs. Harford
Eelegas
Nec
Ing
Health Testing Labs, Inc
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